Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw

[Take My Breh Away]

The absolute GOAT. The real MVP of 80's WWF. He will be missed so much.
 

[nachobro]

goddamn, the kind of thing you know to expect eventually but you're still crushed when you hear about it. truly the greatest, rest in peace

[El Babua]

RIP

GOAT manager/heel commentator

[bork]

BE A MAN!!!

[bork]

 
HEENAN!!!

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Roman kicks out of 4 AA's and wins with a spear

Brock kills Braun's momentum

[nachobro]

Poor Cesaro

[seagrams hotsauce]

Fuck that shit. I'm sure Stro will show up to talk about how great Roman vs Cena was, but this sucked. Roman vs cena sucked, Finn vs Bray sucked, neville vs enzo sucked, ambrose vs cesaro sucked.

[fistfulofmetal]

The tag match was fine, but everything else fucking sucked.

I'm getting so bored of Brock being billed as THE BEAST THE CONQUEROR but every match has him getting worked for the majority of the match then makes a combat. HE'S NOT AN UNDERDOG. You can't keep having every challenger destroy him and continue to bill him as this unstoppable force when he just barely skirts by. His challengers should come at him like he's fucking Shao Khan and struggle to deal with his onslaught. You can book that so they don't look like chumps, but they continually don't do that.

[fistfulofmetal]

Cena and Reigns are great mirrors of their opponents skills. This was proof of that beyond any doubt.

Put Roman or Cena against a skilled worker like Styles or DBry? It's baller.

Put Roman against Cena? They just reflect suck back at each other.

[nachobro]

That was a low tier PPV, yet I am still tempted to go to TLC to see Asuka

[fistfulofmetal]

That was a low tier PPV, yet I am still tempted to go to TLC to see Asuka

Plus the other rumored thing to be happening which I'm kinda hyped to see.

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Shield reunion

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[FunSlower]

There was a lot missing from the two big matches of the night. Shit just didn't seem right. Wasn't connecting with me.

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[bork]

What the hell was that mess that closed out Raw last night?  I expected all of 205 Live to turn on Enzo and beat the shit out of him, but instead he insulted the show and the wrestlers, and then Neville threw some insults and beat him down (yes!) and speculation is that Neville may leave 205 and be back on the main roster, plus that might have been a double-turn. 

...What? 

[fistfulofmetal]

The Enzo was probably the only good thing on RAW.

[nachobro]

What the hell was that mess that closed out Raw last night?  I expected all of 205 Live to turn on Enzo and beat the shit out of him, but instead he insulted the show and the wrestlers, and then Neville threw some insults and beat him down (yes!) and speculation is that Neville may leave 205 and be back on the main roster, plus that might have been a double-turn. 

...What? 

And I guess after the show ended Braun showed up, slammed Enzo, and then all the Cruiserweights beat him up for like 5-10 minutes. How bizarre.

Anyway, got tickets to Minneapolis to see TLC. Have some friends who just moved there and are going to the PPV as well so I figured it was a good excuse to visit and also see Asuka

[bork]

I can only hope this all punishment for his reported behavior of being a total dickhead backstage...

...but they still made him the champ. 

[nachobro]

Well no one knows who the other Cruiserweights are, so that makes sense. Other than Enzo, Aries, and Neville none of them even had any merch.

As soon as he was announced for the division I bet my friend $10 he'd be champ by the end of No Mercy cause wtf else are they going to do with him?

[nachobro]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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SAMI ZAYN HELPED KO WHAT THE FUCK

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[nachobro]

jesus christ shane

[seagrams hotsauce]

I though the match was aaight but I loved the ending. I got the 3 free months of the network offer this week and I'll probably actually watch smackdown this week as a result of that

[Human Snorenado]

...I notice we're ignoring Jinder/Nakamura.

[nachobro]

shield reunion was but wtf was that fucking sister abigail bullshit

[Trent Dole]

That's some good sabotagin.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Adrian Neville followed me on twitter!

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https://twitter.com/KieranM71540384

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[TVC15]

This is better than like 99% of actual rap music. For real.

[nachobro]

I'm pretty excited for TLC and I'm glad I'm going to it but also...Kane?

[bork]

I'm pretty excited for TLC and I'm glad I'm going to it but also...Kane?

[bork]

Didn't watch Raw last night.

So Kane is now in the match against the Shield?  LOL. 

[fistfulofmetal]

Honestly Kane returning wasnt even the worst thing on the show. That goes to The Great Pumpkin Demon King. Kane at least was a simple concept that was well executed. Too bad it was Kane.

[FunSlower]

I love everything about how shitty everything related to Wyatt is. I really do like this trash

[nachobro]

At least Kane came back up through the ring, as one would expect him to do. Also the new theme remix is solid.

https://streamable.com/h2ok6

[bork]

It looks like Nia Jax walked out of Raw, much like Neville did.  And then both Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt are still absent and now Smackdown announcer Tom Phillips is "on assignment" for several weeks.  What's going on?

At least Kane came back up through the ring, as one would expect him to do. Also the new theme remix is solid.

https://streamable.com/h2ok6

I like to think that Kane has been hiding under the ring for months.  Kayfabe lives!

[nachobro]

Bray is gone too? He was just on Raw last week, or a recording of him was. I guess if I had to do that stupid Sister Abigail possession shit I'd quit too. I hope Nia isn't gone for good, she's a great talent for the women's division. Bo Dallas...eh.

[nachobro]

Miz did at least mention Bo on Raw, said something like "I'd do anything for Bo, who is not with us tonight". If he'd walked out I'd imagine his name would be forbidden. And Nia asked for a leave? Hopefully she is okay.

[TVC15]

Weird to have Kurt return to the ring as a quickie replacement. You think if they were going to risk using him, there'd be a lot of build up. I guess that means he'll do what Roman would probably do and take a light bump and nap for most of the match.

[bork]

Guess WWE can't keep it a secret any longer....and now we know for sure what happened to Bo, Bray, and Jojo.  Wonder if anyone else got it besides Reigns...

But weird choices for replacements.  Surprised that they didn't make it s 2 on 4 match or keep Roman's replacement a secret until the match starts.

Balor and AJ makes no sense, but hey, it will be better than what was planned, lol.  Won't be surprised if this match turns into a TAG MATCH PLAYA and the two team up against a Harper/Rowan run in or something.

[bork]

And there's more on the recent absences.

Nia Jax did indeed walk out but they are letting her take time off and she will come back. 

Tom Philips got married.  Didn't WWE say Cole was off a couple of weeks ago because his son got married or was that the dirt sheets.  Just weird to me that they say Tom is on assignment instead.

AJ is on the ppv because he left the current SD tour of South America due to stomach illness.  Yet he's gonna wrassle?  LOL.

Kevin Owens also left the tour for some reason.

[TVC15]

How long does meningitis last? Does this mean we might get a vacation from Roman?

[TVC15]

Also, they shouldn't have announced AJ. They should have just had him come out as Sister Abigail as a surprise.

[TVC15]

At least that means they'll keep The Shield reunion angle for at least another month so they can get a PPV match. I don't like The Shield, but I like Dean, Seth, and Roman even less as individual packages, so this is a nice break.

[bork]

Guess WWE can't keep it a secret any longer....and now we know for sure what happened to Bo, Bray, and Jojo.  Wonder if anyone else got it besides Reigns...

But weird choices for replacements.  Surprised that they didn't make it s 2 on 4 match or keep Roman's replacement a secret until the match starts.

Balor and AJ makes no sense, but hey, it will be better than what was planned, lol.  Won't be surprised if this match turns into a TAG MATCH PLAYA and the two team up against a Harper/Rowan run in or something.

You can't keep that shit a secret and change the main event and main focus of the show that people bought tickets for the night of the show and expect people not to be pissed. Angle and AJ being replacements doesn't have to make any kind of story sense, they're trying to make up for fans not getting the Shield reunion match they were promised, and that's a pretty big consolation prize.

If you really need a storyline for it (which you don't), Kurt as GM felt bad about fans not getting the Shield reunion he promised them, so he's making it up to the fans the best way he knows how. So, you know, the real reason.

By secret, I mean the illness going around.

[nachobro]

Other than Asuka I was lukewarm on this PPV but now I can't wait for tonight! Will try and get pics if some wild shit goes down

[nachobro]

I said I was lukewarm, but I got my tickets when the only thing announced was Asuka anyway. Plus it was a good excuse to go to MN and see some friends as well. Had a great weekend so far and tonight should be fun too.

[nachobro]

It's a little corny but I kinda hope there is some Shield/Angle mashup merch. Maybe a neck brace with some hounds and an American flag.

[CrazyDiamond]

I haven't watched any WWE in over a year, besides Wrestlemania. Seeing yall talk about the Shield coming back made me slightly interested, though. Is it worth keeping up with it these days? Are they still pushing Roman? Is Bray back to never winning anything, ever? Is Raw still 3 hours long with 2 hours of commercials?

[seagrams hotsauce]

Bray can't lose tonight, but it took him getting a viral infection to get there

[bork]

Was expecting Asuka to come off as more dominant.  She seemed kind of weak throughout most of that match.

[bork]

This has quickly turned into Sunday Night Raw.

[CrazyDiamond]

Where are the tables, ladders and chairs on this Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV?

[bork]

Where are the tables, ladders and chairs on this Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV?

  Yeah, most of the matches aren't going to have them.  You'd think every match would have something, but lol WWE.

[Trent Dole]

Where are the tables, ladders and chairs on this Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV?

Just the main this year. Previous shows had a match featuring one of each (and also stairs one time ) alongside the main which features the whole shebang.

[CrazyDiamond]

Understandable but it kinda defeats the point of the PPV.

I have faith in AJ and Bálor but the main event better be good.

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AJ/Finn

[seagrams hotsauce]

Angles arms are teensy

Fuck the camera work for this is so bad

[bork]

OK, wait...what?  Kane and Strowman fight...then Kane turns on Strowman.  Then Strowman comes back and turns on the Miz and crew, so they put him in the garbage truck?

What?


Did I miss something? 

[bork]

Where are the tables, ladders and chairs on this Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV?

  Yeah, most of the matches aren't going to have them.  You'd think every match would have something, but lol WWE.

  that's been a complaint of the TLC PPV since it existed, and now making it one match that actually matters is lol WWE? It's fucking dumb to have a ladder, a chair, and a table match and then expect people to care at the end of the night when you do a TLC match with the same spots.

That's why you have different match types and do different spots.    Come on.  A ladder match could have had a championship suspended in the air or something.  We also got nothing with the women and anything TLC-related....that could have been something.

[bork]

That was legitimately one of the worst matches I've ever seen, and I've seen literally the worst WCW, TNA, WWE, ECW has put out, as well as deathmatch tournaments in barns in front of 50 people. Fucking HORRIBLE.

Can't say otherwise!